Enkyoji Buddhist Temple of Rochester

Shoeizan Enkyoji Buddhist Temple of Rochester is a part of the Enkyoji Buddhist Network, which aims to spread Buddhism throughout the inner-cities in the old industrial Rust-Belt on the East Coast of the United States and Canada. Under the leadership of Shami Kanyu Kroll and the guidance of Abbot Kanjin Cederman Shonin, the temple follows the teachings of the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha as set forth in the Lotus Sutra and the teachings of founder Nichiren Shonin. Their main practice is chanting the Odaimoku Great Title of the Lotus Sutra to establish a way of life consonant with the eternal truths preached by the Buddha.

The Enkyoji Buddhist Network belongs to the Chomyozan Enkyoji Nichiren Shu lineage of Buddhism in Saga, Japan. The temple's name, Enkyoji, signifies the idea that their meeting is not by chance, but rather due to a karmic link with the Lotus Sutra. The temple's purpose is to nurture the Buddha seeds in all sentient beings and make Buddhism more accessible to a broader social-economic and racial demographic.

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